With rapid evolution in customer workstyles, Ricoh's range of value provided to customers has begun to expand significantly. Ricoh launched the Projection System business in 2010, the United Communication System business in 2011 and the Additive Manufacturing (AM) business in 2014, coupled with the introduction of various network appliances linked to cloud services.
In 2013, we released RICOH THETA, the world's first* digital camera capable of taking fully spherical pictures.
These are some of the many ways Ricoh creates new value for its customers.
* Consumer Product noted for ability to capture fully spherical images, rather than panoramic or semi-spherical images with a single shutter release (based on Ricoh Imaging research, as of October 2013)
Ricoh Institute of Sustainability and Business Opens.
Learn moreThe Ricoh Institute of Sustainability and Business was established to perform two major roles: a think tank function to engage in socioeconomic research to identify future trends and their expected impact on corporate management; and an advisory function to provide the management team with advice and to raise potential issues based on the results of the conducted research. The two functions work respectively to accurately understand the transformation of social and economic structures behind the constantly changing business environment and conduct more effective analyses taking a closer view of the Group's specific management situations.
Sets up a 100% solar-powered electronic billboard in New York's Times Square.
Ricoh Japan Corporation is established by integrating seven domestic sales companies in Japan.
Ricoh enters the Unified Communication System Business.
Learn moreRicoh entered the visual communication sector by offering systems for conveying various forms of information, including images and sounds, efficiently through a single tool. We have introduced a stream of innovative products to advance business communications. Among the major examples are: the Unified Communication System (USC), a videoconference/web conference system for Internet-based visual communication between internal/external corporate organizations, which is provided by creating cloud-based platforms optimized to enable real-time interactive and multi-point communications for each customer; an ultra-short-throw projector; and an Interactive Whiteboard (IWB).
Ricoh starts a global strategic alliance with Heidelberg in the graphic arts field.
The Ichimura Nature School Kanto enters its 10th year, teaching sound values to young people with its concept of “learning to live from Mother Nature.”
Ricoh installs a 100% solar-powered electronic billboard in London.
Ricoh installs a 100% solar-powered electronic billboard in Sydney.
Ricoh is recognized as one of the “World's Best Companies in Social and Environmental Performance” by oekom research AG,Germany.
Establishes PENTAX RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD.
Learn morePENTAX Ricoh Imaging Company, Ltd. was established to become a wholly owned subsidiary of Ricoh, effective on October 1 , 2011.Through this move, the firm rebuilt its offerings based on the PENTAX brand lineup of DSLRs coming with a broad lens selection, adding to it Ricoh's existing digital camera range, with a greater focus on consumer products and services. In August 2013, the company changed its name to the present Ricoh Imaging Company, Ltd.
* present Ricoh Imaging Company, Ltd.
Receives the “Award of Director-General of the Industrial Science And Technology Policy and Environment Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry” for its dry washing technology that removes residue without solvents nor water.
Ricoh Vietnam Company Ltd. is established in Vietnam.
Introduces IPSiO PJ WX4130N/WX4130, the world's smallest*1 and lightest*1 ultra-short-throw projector. *1: Among ultra-short-throw projectors using mirror reflector (Result investigated by Ricoh, as of November 7, 2011)
Selected as the “world's best performing business for sustainability performance in the IT industry” by Oekom Research AG.
Establishes Ricoh Innovations Private Limited, an IT-focused R&D facility
Unveils New Global Brand Message: “imagine. change.”
Ricoh provides Solutions and Services at the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group.
Endorses “The Carbon Price Communique” Joint declaration on Climate Change.
Ricoh is selected as one of the “2012 Top 100 Global Innovators List” by Thomson Reuters, one of the world's leading sources of intelligent information for businesses and professionals.
The Ichimura Nature School Kanto wins the “Philanthropy Grand Prize.”
Releases “Ricoh Interactive Whiteboard D5500” with easy-writing display, and the ability to share the same display between remote locations while allowing interactive communications.
Ricoh is selected as one of the “World's Most Ethical Companies” by Ethisphere Institute of the USA for the 5th year in a row.
Launches RICOH THETA, the world's first imaging device that captures fully spherical views.*
*As a mass-produced, consumer product capable of capturing the scene around, above and below the device in a fully spherical image (as of October 2013, based on Ricoh Imaging Company Ltd. research).
RICOH THETA can capture an all-round view surrounding the photographer with a single shutter release and produce the result as a fully spherical image. This invention, the world's first of its kind*, was achieved by employing a micro twin-lens reflex optical system developed by Ricoh to enable the capture of an entire view of the surrounding space, including areas above and below the device. Our wish is that the product will stimulate a new passion in photography by producing unexpected, unique results that can be shared with people around the world.
* Consumer Product noted for ability to capture fully spherical images, rather than panoramic or semi-spherical images with a single shutter release (based on Ricoh Imaging research, as of October 2013)
RICOH MP C6003/C5503/C4503/C3503/C3003 Series, digital MFPs wins the Energy Conservation Center Chairman Award.
The Ichimura Nature School Kanto receives “Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Prize.”
Ricoh listed for the 11th consecutive year in the “FTSE4Good Index Series,” a globally recognized corporate social responsibility standard.
Reorganization of sales companies in Japan. Ricoh Technosystemes Co., Ltd., Ricoh Business Expert Co., Ltd. and part of Ricoh IT Solutions Co., Ltd. combined into Ricoh Japan Corporation.
RIFAX 600S selected as one of “Essential Historical Materials for Science and Technology” by the National Museum of Nature and Science in Japan.
Launches the additive manufacturing (AM) business
Learn moreRicoh's additive manufacturing (AM) business, which the Company launched, is centered on 3D printers. The initial project in this business was to open RICOH Rapid Fab, a base for offering manufacturing innovation solutions. It is a frontline base for the 3D printers business, tasked with procurement and marketing, output service, and providing consultation and proposals using insights drawn from internal actual usage. We plan to expand the business from Japan to global locations.
RICOH MP C2503/C1803 series awarded “Energy Conservation Center Chairman's Prize” for energy-saving features.
Released RICOH-SV-M-S1, an industrial stereo camera which can take accurate and speedy 3D measurements. (Ricoh Industrial Solutions, Co., Ltd.)
Learn moreRICOH SV-M-S1, rolled out by Ricoh Industrial Solutions Inc., is an industrial-use stereo camera system for high-speed, high-accuracy 3D measurement. It is intended for use in supporting the automated control of a system through 3D measurement of related objects, or figuratively, playing the role of the “eye” of the system. The product boasts a high precision range of ± 0.1% (actual measurement value), which was achieved by applying Ricoh's refined calibration technology. And its high frame rate of 30 fps designed for 3D measurements has been made possible by incorporating functions related to a range of processes from photographic image processing to parallax computation into the main structure from which it works, thereby delivering faster data processing. SV-M-S1 is offered from Ricoh's broad lineup of camera systems for factory automation (FA).
Returned almost 90,000 photos lost and damaged in the 2011 tsunami to their owners through its “Save the Memory Project”.
Ricoh's VCSEL receives the Science and Technology Award
Learn moreRicoh's 40-channel vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) technology was selected for the fiscal 2015 commendation by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and two development leaders-Shunichi Sato, chief engineer at Ricoh Future Technology Laboratory (FTL), and Naoto Jikutani, researcher at the FTL's Tohoku branch-receiving the Science and Technology Award from the Ministry. The acknowledgement was offered for technological achievements that have enabled print-on-demand (POD) printing systems to effectively respond to the recently growing demand related to high-mix, low-volume, quick delivery orders. Being able to minimize wasteful output, the product is also beneficial for environmental conservation.
Launched “RICOH Advanced Direct Manufacturing Services” responsible for producing parts and products using 3D printers.
Created a novel flexible material “Energy-Generating Rubber” that converts pressure and vibration into electric energy with high efficiency.
Establishes P.T. Ricoh Thermal Media East Asia Pacific, a new company for processing and marketing thermal transfer ribbons in Indonesia.
Opened RICOH Future House, a commercial facility which offers solutions and services for supporting development and growth of local communities.
Learn moreRICOH Future House is a new-concept commercial facility project planned with the hope of creating opportunities in which local people can gather, learn, and work for building a better future. The House, employing the structure of a fully glazed front façade to produce a sense of openness, consists of four floors, each designed to serve different types of learning and working purposes catering to a wide range of age groups. Specifically, the facility houses science and technology labs for children, event and seminar areas, and co-working spaces in addition to a restaurant and café lounge, and a printing service shop.
Received the Nano Tech Grand Prize at the 2016 Nano Tech Awards
“RIFAX 600S” was honored by The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan as one of the “One Step on Electro-Technology” products in 2016
Learn moreThe RIFAX 600S was awarded the “One Step on Electro-Technology” prize by The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan. The reason for the award was that the RIFAX 600S could transmit an A4 standard page in one minute, six times faster than the analog facsimile. It greatly contributed to facsimile popularization. This digital technology set an international standard and led to the development of a multifunctional printer that combined copying, printing, scanning and facsimile functions in one unit. Consequently, it promoted the progress of Office Automation equipment and innovated effective office work.
Entered the healthcare solutions field
Learn morePopulation aging in advanced nations, particularly in Japan, has created major social issues. These include surging healthcare costs and widening gaps in regional medical standards. The Ricoh Group, drawing on its technological prowess, has entered the healthcare field to help overcome these challenges. We acquired the magnetoencephalography* business of Yokogawa Electric Corporation in April 2016.
* Magnetoencephalography maps the neural activity of the brain
Here, our three key focuses are on medical imaging, healthcare information technology, and biomedical domains. We will combine the medical equipment development and business knowhow we secured through that acquisition with the imaging technology, systems design capabilities, and production expertise of our core operations to help prevent, swiftly identify and treat illnesses, and in doing so help resolve social issues.
Named as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute for the 7th time
RICOH Eco Business Development Center opened
Learn moreThe “Ricoh Eco Business Development Center” was founded as a project to commemorate the company's 80th anniversary. This center has three major functions: the “Reuse & Recycling Center”, a “center for verification of eco-business technologies”; and a “source to distribute information regarding eco-business activities”.
The center for verification of eco-business technologies harnesses open innovation between industry, academia, and government in collaboration with partners to accelerate the creation of eco businesses. Since the 1990s, Ricoh has focused its efforts on “environmental management” to simultaneously reduce environmental impact and create additional sources of revenue & profit. The company will further advance the scope of this “environmental management” and aims to create eco-businesses in a broader range of fields, not limited to the domains it has focused on in the past. This will further evolve with customers, who will contribute to achieving a more sustainable society.
Ricoh Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. awarded by the Ministry of the Environment & Water Resources, Singapore's highest accolade, The President's Award for the Environment 2016
Ricoh is recognized for leadership on climate action and is included on the Climate A List 2017 by CDP*
*Carbon Disclosure Project, the international NPO that drives sustainable economies
Moves Ricoh's headquarters from Ginza in downtown Tokyo, to Nakamagome, on the outskirts of Tokyo
Ricoh receives the award as the “Best Company Supporting Environment Caring People” from the Ministry of the Environment Government of Japan for enhancing the development of its human resources to handle environmental issues
Signs Japan Climate Action Summit declaration
Receives the Nano Tech Grand Prize for the world's first inkjet technique-based technology to manufacture lithium-ion secondary batteries in desired shapes at the Nano Tech 2019, international nanotechnology Exhibition & Conference
Launches RICOH Handy Printer which can print by being swiped over a wide range of media
Ricoh commits to tackling inequality by joining the Business for Inclusive Growth coalition
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Ricoh jointly develop a spherical camera based on the RICOH THETA that can be used in outer space (outside the spacecraft) to capture 360-degree spherical images in a single shot
Launches the RICOH EH DSSC series, the world's first solid-state dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) modules that generate renewable energy allowing electronics to maintain a charge.